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thank you for being america's doctor. [applause] >> i want to point out to all of you and draw your attention to something that it's in your folder. is a special issue. next month, it will focus on psychology. we want to encourage all of you to reference that very important publication that will come out next month. the following month, another important issue will come out. you'll see many from this room as part of that sprit it is reinventing primary care. we would also like to encourage you to access that issue at well. at this time, we will take a 30 minute break. you want to use this as an opportunity to network. we will take a 30-minute break and then all of you will come back to the room. we will have the opportunity to hear from our second speaker today. thank you. >> for more about the new health-care law, you can watch recent events, including the event there with the surgeon general and take a look to links, all our website. president obama is on his way to new england. he is going to speak at a high -- at a fu
thank you for being america's doctor. [applause] >> i want to point out to all of you and draw your attention to something that it's in your folder. is a special issue. next month, it will focus on psychology. we want to encourage all of you to reference that very important publication that will come out next month. the following month, another important issue will come out. you'll see many from this room as part of that sprit it is reinventing primary care. we would also like to...
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are america's teenagers really being consumed by alcohol? >> it is by far and away the top abuse by american teenagers. >> you can see the entire documentary and all of the winning videos any time. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> next, we will hear from business and political leaders at an event hosted by the women's national republican club. it is two hours. >> data banks. a famous name already -- david banks. if you brought your talking points, leave them. i am a tough moderator. our viewers and our audience and the american community at large, we ask that you change your way of thinking to a very simple few words. i will be factual. i will be honest. and i will use my first amendment god-given right to free speech and a proper manner. that is what it starts with. [applause] so let's get to it. on my left, my good friend marc lamont hill. he works at columbia university. thank you for coming, marc. janks morton, whose films have awakened many to the truth,
are america's teenagers really being consumed by alcohol? >> it is by far and away the top abuse by american teenagers. >> you can see the entire documentary and all of the winning videos any time. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> next, we will hear from business and political leaders at an event hosted by the women's national republican club. it is two hours. >> data banks. a famous name...
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i was the national co-chair for obama for america. when the president asked me to lead the party, you know, i wrestled with, hmm, the party has been -- for six of the eight years for both the houses of congress being a republican. so we were kind of the loyal opposition. but we're no longer the loyal opposition. we have the white house, we have both houses. we've got a majority of governorships which means we're now the governing party, the american people took the keys, put them in our hands, said we don't like the other guys are running things. we want you to run them. we tried to build the d.n.c. it is to take this historic election and to convert it into a transformative presidency. that's what america needs. that's what the world needs. and the better the president does the better it is for democrats everywhere. and so we're working not just with democrats but with independents, politically unaffiliated, disillusions republicans who want to see the change agenda that the president campaigned on made real. it's been a very excitin
i was the national co-chair for obama for america. when the president asked me to lead the party, you know, i wrestled with, hmm, the party has been -- for six of the eight years for both the houses of congress being a republican. so we were kind of the loyal opposition. but we're no longer the loyal opposition. we have the white house, we have both houses. we've got a majority of governorships which means we're now the governing party, the american people took the keys, put them in our hands,...
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we want to maximize america's prosperity. our failure to act is perpetuating a broken system that discourages the world's best and brightest to come here and contribute to our economy. we will attract the world's best and brightest to america because our framework will award a green card to immigrants to get a ph.d. or master's degree in science and technology, engineering, or math from american university. finally, the american people deserve more than empty rhetoric and impractical calls for mass deportation. our framework says, if you've been working hard, kept your nose clean and be productive, you'll be able to get right with the law if you come forward, register with the government come to admit you are here illegally, pay the taxes you owe, and pass background checks bridge are framework creates a way to let people live upright lives after paying the penalties for illegal action. in conclusion, immigration reform is a morally complex and politically explosive challenge. there is no more important and difficult task tha
we want to maximize america's prosperity. our failure to act is perpetuating a broken system that discourages the world's best and brightest to come here and contribute to our economy. we will attract the world's best and brightest to america because our framework will award a green card to immigrants to get a ph.d. or master's degree in science and technology, engineering, or math from american university. finally, the american people deserve more than empty rhetoric and impractical calls for...
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and working america went door- to-door to get white people to talk about race. i think it is amazing what you did. now you're just going to sit back and take it? no. then even the ridicule of the health plan was a little bit servile. after not really challenging him around single payer or the fallback position of the public option, saying, ok, now we will come to the rescue of this piece of crap legislation. you said it, do not feel so bad saying it. so i think you have any kind of self-definition of progressive or labor movement, sometimes we're going to have to cut the man at loose. right? >> and i think we may be willing to do it at some time. except i am not sure this is the time. and i am not sure that the reason why we have -- >> i will do it first. [laughter] >> the reason why we got into the pickle about all of those things is not about barack obama. i think it is about what we can organize out there and what we cannot, and we did not. some of the barack obama is not what i like him to be as a president. on the other hand, i think there's more willingnes
and working america went door- to-door to get white people to talk about race. i think it is amazing what you did. now you're just going to sit back and take it? no. then even the ridicule of the health plan was a little bit servile. after not really challenging him around single payer or the fallback position of the public option, saying, ok, now we will come to the rescue of this piece of crap legislation. you said it, do not feel so bad saying it. so i think you have any kind of...
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>> if anyone thinks we can draft legislation that will protect america and the world from ever again facing an economic crisis -- first of all, this goes beyond our borders. look at countries like greece. some of you may recall a few years ago that there was a market in shanghai that declined by 12 points in one night. within 24 hours, that had an effect on every other markets around the world. this is a global economy, so the idea that we're not going to have another economic crisis -- we will. having an implicit guarantee that you get a bailout, that is what the present situation is. if you're too big, we have to kill you out. our legislation says, no, that is over with forever. those words are gone. never again will you be bailed out. if you can unwind in a way that does not have an effect on other solvent institutions is something that has a lot of work in place. managers must be fired. shareholders lose. creditors lose. all of those things occur under our bill. >> some say you are unfairly controlling american institutions but cannot regulate what goes on beyond the borders. >>
>> if anyone thinks we can draft legislation that will protect america and the world from ever again facing an economic crisis -- first of all, this goes beyond our borders. look at countries like greece. some of you may recall a few years ago that there was a market in shanghai that declined by 12 points in one night. within 24 hours, that had an effect on every other markets around the world. this is a global economy, so the idea that we're not going to have another economic crisis --...
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the average refund in america went to a record $3,000. thanks to the tax cuts passed by this congress, rereturned more money to taxpayers than ever before. the recovery act we passed last year was enacted to stabilize the economy. it created 25 separate tax cuts now benefiting 95% of all americans. while they haven't received the same level of attention as the jobs and infrastructure we worked on in that bill, the tax cuts actually make up the largest component of that act. more than 240,000 families in my district, the 11th district of virginia, benefited from making work pay tax cuts that provided $4 lund to individuals and $800 to every family. the act also included a tax credit of $250 for social security recipients providing some relief to 79,000 seniors in my district. and to 1.3 million virginia seniors throughout the commonwealth. we provided 26 million millions from being subjected to the a.m.t. tax. we expanded the child tax credits of families over 16 million children. in total the recovery act was a $288 billion tax cut bill.
the average refund in america went to a record $3,000. thanks to the tax cuts passed by this congress, rereturned more money to taxpayers than ever before. the recovery act we passed last year was enacted to stabilize the economy. it created 25 separate tax cuts now benefiting 95% of all americans. while they haven't received the same level of attention as the jobs and infrastructure we worked on in that bill, the tax cuts actually make up the largest component of that act. more than 240,000...
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america is at a crossroads, mr. speaker, and this difficult economy and why the american people spoke out very loudly that they did not want a government takeover -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. mrs. miller: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? >> request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. sutton: thank you, mr. speaker. congressional republicans threat to take us back to the failed policies that created the economic crisis. siding with special interests, wall street banks, credit card companies, big oil and insurance companies. these bush economic and fiscal policies created the worst financial crisis since the great depression with job losses of nearly 800,000 a month. and nearly doubled our national debt. democrats in congress are working to create american jobs and a strong new foundation for our economy, protecting main street and the middle class. not siding with th
america is at a crossroads, mr. speaker, and this difficult economy and why the american people spoke out very loudly that they did not want a government takeover -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. mrs. miller: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? >> request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. sutton: thank you, mr. speaker. congressional...
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every credit transaction in america. presumably that means that if you're in a small, rural area, you used to go in and pick up grocery items and buy some gas, they'd put it on your tab and you'd come pay that at a later day. someone mentioned if you go into a furniture store and they have a special on ma dresses -- mattresses, so you can buy the mattress and come pay for it 30 days later, nothing down, that's a credit transaction the federal government would look in on and have to approve. it would give them the ability to look in on your credit card, mr. speaker. not necessarily take it out of your pocket but electronically look in on those credit records that would give the federal government the authority to examine everybody's transactions. credit card transactions, debit card transactions, presumably if you have credit involved with your bank accounts to look at those loans in the bank accounts, maybe tech knick -- technically not your checking account because yost at credit account but the federal government going
every credit transaction in america. presumably that means that if you're in a small, rural area, you used to go in and pick up grocery items and buy some gas, they'd put it on your tab and you'd come pay that at a later day. someone mentioned if you go into a furniture store and they have a special on ma dresses -- mattresses, so you can buy the mattress and come pay for it 30 days later, nothing down, that's a credit transaction the federal government would look in on and have to approve. it...
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so the businesses with 500 or fewer employees in america hire 80% of the jobs in america. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america, as we say, smaller businesses, but we can hire and expand and hire new workers. that is true. it can create conditions which allow the small businesses to prosper and hire a lot of people. the president is right in this. the conditions can be created. well, what are those conditions? well, let's take a look at it. does it mean $2 trillion in tax increases over 10 years? no, it sure doesn't. what happens when the government takes a whole lot of tax money out of the economy? it's taking it out of the pockets of the people who own the small businesses. guess what tax category the people who are running those small businesses, guess what tax category they're in? they're in the exact bracket that president obama said he wants to tax. people making over $250,000. oh, people say my goodness, if somebody is making $250,000 they ought to pay a little bit more taxes. fine. keep taxing them. what happens? if you keep ta
so the businesses with 500 or fewer employees in america hire 80% of the jobs in america. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america, as we say, smaller businesses, but we can hire and expand and hire new workers. that is true. it can create conditions which allow the small businesses to prosper and hire a lot of people. the president is right in this. the conditions can be created. well, what are those conditions? well, let's take a look at it. does it mean $2...
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if you are in america, you are what makes up america. >> the house has battled back in for a series of votes. we go live to the floor. bill? bill? members will record their vote this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house be entertaining one-minutes. as soon as we can get some order. . the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> madam speaker, address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> last friday, arizona state governor january brewer signed into law the state bill 1070 which would require police officers to determine suspicion persons' immigration status and president obama referred to this law as misguided. forcing immigration duties on to local law enforcement officers is not the right way to fix the broken immigration system. it violates the presumption of innocence granted to everyone by the constitution of
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as champions of america's families. each and every day our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines earn the respect of a grateful nation. as long as they continue the battle abroad, we must do everything in our power to support them here at home. i'd like to thank all of the members of congress on both sides of the aisle who worked so hard to strengthen the bill and to bring it to the floor today. again i want to commend chairman bob filner, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, chairman mike michaud, health subcommittee on veterans' affairs, and chairwoman stephanie herseth sandlin, subcommittee on economic opportunity committee on veterans' affairs. i also want to recognize the hard work and commitment to those who have worn our nation's uniform by three key freshmen members of congress, congressman tom perriello, kongwoman halvorson, congressman harry teague. both houses this has been a bipartisan effort and i commend ranking member buyer for his leadership. i know that everything there is an endless list of w
as champions of america's families. each and every day our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines earn the respect of a grateful nation. as long as they continue the battle abroad, we must do everything in our power to support them here at home. i'd like to thank all of the members of congress on both sides of the aisle who worked so hard to strengthen the bill and to bring it to the floor today. again i want to commend chairman bob filner, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, chairman...
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, because it's towns like this that gives america its heartbeat. towns like this where working men and women build the american dream with their bear hands. [applause] -- bare hands. farmers who get up before dawn, shop keepers who hang the sign every morning, entrepreneurs turn that idea into a reality. and that's a dream shared by every american. a chance to make a good living, to raise a healthy and secure family and leave our children with even more opportunity than we had. but, look, the fact is, we have gone through a tough time. and i know we have gone through a tough time here in ottumwa. even though our economy is growing again. even though our markets have rebounded. our businesses are being able to create jobs. but everybody knows there is a lot of recovery that we still have to do. and i hear the stories in the letters i get every night. some of you know, i take 10 letters out of the 40,000 or so we get and i read them every night. and recently i received a letter from a young woman in a town that's smaller than ottumwa and she said, ou
, because it's towns like this that gives america its heartbeat. towns like this where working men and women build the american dream with their bear hands. [applause] -- bare hands. farmers who get up before dawn, shop keepers who hang the sign every morning, entrepreneurs turn that idea into a reality. and that's a dream shared by every american. a chance to make a good living, to raise a healthy and secure family and leave our children with even more opportunity than we had. but, look, the...
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and freedom out of america. as long as we safeguard those two founding principles, america will be on a steady course towards the beauty that we believe she possesses. so it's with that we celebrate this moment. we're enthused about what's before us. it's just nothing but in evidence that the d.n.a. of america is truly liberty and freedom. so thank you for an opportunity to make that statement. [applause] and now it gives me great pleasure to introduce the co-chair of tea party express. phenomenal orator as well as an author, mark williams. [applause] >> we came down from boston yesterday. we're more than 10,000 people joined us on boston common to celebrate america. and -- [applause] as a native bostonian i want to welcome my hometown back to the united states of america. joining me at the podium is our director of grassroots and outreach, also one of the co-founders of the national tea patriot movement, ms. amy kremer. >> good morning. >> we have been busy over the last couple of years, actually, laying the gr
and freedom out of america. as long as we safeguard those two founding principles, america will be on a steady course towards the beauty that we believe she possesses. so it's with that we celebrate this moment. we're enthused about what's before us. it's just nothing but in evidence that the d.n.a. of america is truly liberty and freedom. so thank you for an opportunity to make that statement. [applause] and now it gives me great pleasure to introduce the co-chair of tea party express....
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this is america. where prosperity and helping your fell man should mean more than just paying your neighbor's taxes. it's about fairness and freedom. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from west virginia rise? mrs. capito: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. capito: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to extend my deepest sympathies to the 29 victims of the upper big branch mine explosion, their families, loved ones, and their community. last monday's tragedy occurred in montcoal, west virginia, and the worst mine disaster in over 40 years. it has been gut wrenching for our entire state. in the wake of this horrific tragedy, those citizens of west virginia, including our outstanding emergency and rescue workers, and our governor, pulled together to support the communities and families devastated by this explosion. as we grieve this loss of life, we must also honor the
this is america. where prosperity and helping your fell man should mean more than just paying your neighbor's taxes. it's about fairness and freedom. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from west virginia rise? mrs. capito: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. capito: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to extend my deepest sympathies to the 29 victims of the...
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miners are the basis for america's future. and it's true that miners work in a very dangerous profession, but there is absolutely no excuse for a tragedy like this one. we don't know yet the cause of this explosion, but the investigations have begun. we do know, however, that massey engineering, the mine owner, was -- had 450 safety regulations in 2009 for the upper big branch mine. massey said -- kept msha that could have led to a shutdown of the mine and it could have increased scrutiny of this owner. and possibly preventing these disasters. these appeals filed by the companies like massey have created a tremendous backlog at the review commission. a backlog that has increased from 1,500 cases in the year 2005 to 16,000 cases today. the review commission does not have the resource to resolve a backlog of this size in a timely fashion so we as members of congress must immediately provide the background and the legal authority for more funds to hire more administrative law judges so that we can expedite the appeals process. in
miners are the basis for america's future. and it's true that miners work in a very dangerous profession, but there is absolutely no excuse for a tragedy like this one. we don't know yet the cause of this explosion, but the investigations have begun. we do know, however, that massey engineering, the mine owner, was -- had 450 safety regulations in 2009 for the upper big branch mine. massey said -- kept msha that could have led to a shutdown of the mine and it could have increased scrutiny of...
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activities in south america. and even more concerning, venezuela is helping iran circumvent the security council's economic sanctions and is also suspected of providing tehran with uranium. finally, a smaller arab state in the gulf witness the rise in iranian power, a power that will be confirmed once it reaches the nuclear threshold, they, too, will follow this path and attempt to forge an alliance with this new regional superpower. for this reason, mr. speaker, it is crucial that congress move swiftly with the administration towards curtailing iran's nuclear ambitions. decades of inaction have allowed iran's influence to sweep across the globe. we cannot allow iran to move further as its influence creeps through our own hemisphere. back in the 1930's, as the power of nazi germany grew, people like winston churchill sounded the alarm, but all too often that alarm was ignored. the alarm is being sounded here in this chamber and it's being sounded across the world. we must act to stop the insidious influence of ir
activities in south america. and even more concerning, venezuela is helping iran circumvent the security council's economic sanctions and is also suspected of providing tehran with uranium. finally, a smaller arab state in the gulf witness the rise in iranian power, a power that will be confirmed once it reaches the nuclear threshold, they, too, will follow this path and attempt to forge an alliance with this new regional superpower. for this reason, mr. speaker, it is crucial that congress...
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that is my commitment to the workers of america. that is what i'm working on with the support of my subcommittee on education and labor, the work force protection subcommittee, and our chairman, george miller. that is what we know must happen. so i urge my colleagues in closing to support h.res. 375, support the goals and ideals of workers' memorial day and thank congresswoman johnson and congressman braley and those that worked with her on this amazing resolution. it is so important. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 375, as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- the chair recognizes the gentlewoman. ms. woolsey: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules -- the gentlelady from cal
that is my commitment to the workers of america. that is what i'm working on with the support of my subcommittee on education and labor, the work force protection subcommittee, and our chairman, george miller. that is what we know must happen. so i urge my colleagues in closing to support h.res. 375, support the goals and ideals of workers' memorial day and thank congresswoman johnson and congressman braley and those that worked with her on this amazing resolution. it is so important. with that...
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i have to wonder, america, -- mr. speaker, hearing democrats talking about cutting taxes more than any other congress in history. let me see if we can do this. they passed a budget with record taxes and spending, led $1 trillion to the national debt in the next years, they passed a national energy tax called cap and trade that will cause utility rates go up on small businesses, family farms and businesses across this country by hundreds of billions of dollars and we just passed obamacare with $600 billion of tax increases. they're standing in front of the american people on the day before tax day, on the day before tens of millions of americans that will take the street and say enough is enough and expect you to believe that they've been cutting taxes. well, i think the american people know better. i think the american people know what we really need here in washington, d.c., is less talk and more action. let's cut taxes for small businesses and family farms, get government under control, get government out of the way
i have to wonder, america, -- mr. speaker, hearing democrats talking about cutting taxes more than any other congress in history. let me see if we can do this. they passed a budget with record taxes and spending, led $1 trillion to the national debt in the next years, they passed a national energy tax called cap and trade that will cause utility rates go up on small businesses, family farms and businesses across this country by hundreds of billions of dollars and we just passed obamacare with...
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kissell: the -- strength of america is shown in many ways. the strength of our military and personnel and families that make up our service, but also shown in the streets of a strong economy and as many americans working as possible. this amendment would help ensure that as many americans as possible are working to make the clothing articles that our great service people use. i encourage my colleagues to vote yes on this amendment w that i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. andrews: mr. chairman, we urge a yes vote. yield back the balance of our time. the chair: the gentleman also yields back. the question then is on the amendment from the gentleman from north carolina. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 15 printed in house report 111-467. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr.
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as the leader of the united christian youth movement of north america, she worked to desegregate the armed forces, prevent lynching, reform the criminal justice system and establish free access to public accusations -- accommodations. at a time when racial segregation was standard and resistance to integration was often very fierce, dr. height forever remained true to her convictions, even when it was not the comfortable thing to do. a life long advocate for peace, equality and justice, dr. height was especially committed to empowering women and girls. she stood toe to toe with the great male civil rights giants of our time. steadfast in her dedication to ensure that black women's needs were addressed. she was forever dedicated to helping women achieve full and equal employment, pay and education. dr. height was instrumental in establishing a multicultural wednesday in mississippi. this was a program to assist freedom schools and voter registration drives. she knew that the fight for racial justice and for women's equality go hands in hand. as -- hand in hand. dr. height led the ncnw
as the leader of the united christian youth movement of north america, she worked to desegregate the armed forces, prevent lynching, reform the criminal justice system and establish free access to public accusations -- accommodations. at a time when racial segregation was standard and resistance to integration was often very fierce, dr. height forever remained true to her convictions, even when it was not the comfortable thing to do. a life long advocate for peace, equality and justice, dr....